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Gorman’s guide: Navigating Main Street Grapevine

Lilly Gorman, Visual Media Editor • April 25, 2021

Marvel franchise’s TV series “WandaVision” aired its season finale on March 5 on Disney+. The Sidekick social media manager Blanche Harris thinks the show is Marvel’s greatest feat to date and tested the versatility of the studio’s style. Photo illustration by Sally Parampottil and Nandini Muresh

What is WandaVision, if not Marvel persevering?

Blanche Harris and Nandini Muresh • March 12, 2021

Editor’s note: The following review contains mild spoilers for previous Marvel movies, including Avengers: Endgame (2019). “We are an unusual couple you know.” “I don’t think that was ever...

In the Netflix series Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous, Darius Bowman and five other teens go from complete strangers to a team in order to survive the 2015 Isla Nublar incident. The Sidekick staff writer Yasemin Ragland thinks that it’s good to see Jurassic World from a different point of view.

“Camp Cretaceous” season one has unexpected ending

Yasemin Ragland, Writer • February 23, 2021

  By Yasemin Ragland Warning: Spoilers for “Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous” Netflix, Universal Studios and DreamWorks Animation released the first season of the CGI-animated series Jurassic...

In Disney and Pixar’s “Soul,” a middle-school band teacher named Joe finds himself in The Great before-a fantastical place where new souls get their personalities, quirks and interests before they go to earth. Determined to return to his life, Joe teams up with a precocious soul, 22, to show her what’s great about living. Featuring Tina Fey as the voice of 22, and Jamie Foxx as the voice of Joe Gardner, “Soul” will debut exclusively on Disney+ (where Disney+ is available) on December 25, 2020. All Rights Reserved.

Soul first of its kind on the animated screen

Yasemin Ragland, Staff Writer • February 3, 2021

My family recently watched Disney Pixar’s Soul, which was released straight to Disney+ on Dec. 25. Soul was an amazing film, I was very excited to see it when the first official trailer was shown before...

Mulan (2020). a remake of the 1998 animated film, premiered on Disney+ on Sept. 4. The Sidekick staff writer Yasemin Ragland enjoyed the film because of its feminist message, despite some criticism towards its historical accuracy. Graphic by Sally Parampottil

Mulan: be true to yourself

Yasemin Ragland, Staff writer • November 6, 2020

Warning: Spoilers for Mulan (2020). While Mulan (2020) had some differences compared to the 1998 Disney animation (for example in this version, she has a younger sister; in the original poem, she has...

Declan McKenna released his sophomore album, Zeros, on Sept. 4. The Sidekick co-sports editor Anjali Krishna discusses the album’s riveting plotline and how it helps craft McKenna’s unique sound.

McKenna’s ‘Zeros’ tours the galaxy

Anjali Krishna, Co-Sports Editor • October 27, 2020

In a world in which Declan McKenna had no interest in songwriting, Zeros would still exist; not as an album but as the script for the best sort of a Netflix drama.  A ragtag team of misfits searching...

Since Chadwick Boseman died of colon cancer in August, The Sidekicks Yasemin Ragland says Disney needs to find a way to rewrite the script for Black Panther 2 (set to release in 2022) while giving King T’Challa’s character arc closure.

Black Panther: Who will take the crown?

Yasemin Ragland, Staff Writer • October 17, 2020

Since actor Chadwick Boseman recently died of colon cancer in August (which greatly affected his family/friends, fans, co-stars and many others alike), Ryan Coogler, the director for Black Panther (2018),...

Former Sidekick editor-in-chief Anthony Cesario describes Taylor Swifts folklore as a once-in-a-career type of album.

Swift passes down stories of human condition on ‘folklore’

Anthony Cesario, guest writer • July 30, 2020

I went to sleep on July 22 following another uneventful day of social distancing and isolation; nothing to complain about, but nothing to be excited about, either. Then I logged onto Instagram the next...

Another film is going directly to streaming services rather than to the big screen. Enola Holmes will be release to Netlfix late than year and skip the movie theaters.

Enola Holmes film heading directly to Netflix

Yasemin Ragland, Staff Writer • May 14, 2020

Recently, it was announced that the film adaptation of the book series The Enola Holmes Mysteries, Enola Holmes is skipping theaters due to COVID-19. It will be dropped on Netflix later this year. Enola...

Law movie Just Mercy, based on the bestselling book, came out this January. The plot follows defense attorney Bryan Stevenson (played by Michael B. Jordan) as he tackles a case centering around Walter McMillian (played by Jamie Foxx), who was wrongly convicted of murder.

Just Mercy exposes prison system bias, evokes raw emotion

Nanette Pottoore, Staff Writer • April 27, 2020

Warning: the following includes spoilers. Read at your own discretion. In 1988, an Alabama man named Walter McMillian was wrongly convicted of the murder of a white 18 year old, Ronda Morrison, and consequently...

Trolls World Tour went straight to digital release due to COVID-19 earlier this month. Staff writer Yasemin Ragland gives the Trolls sequel high remarks.

Trolls World Tour: It’s OK to be different

Yasemin Ragland, Staff Writer • April 24, 2020

Warning!: Don’t read unless you’ve seen Trolls World Tour. On April 18, my family had our weekly Friday family movie night and watched DreamWorks Animation’s Trolls World Tour,  the sequel to...

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini follows the story of Amir and his relationship with his best friend Hassan through pre-war Afghanistan. Staff writer Laasya Achanta discusses how she relates to the plot of this novel.

The Kite Runner, The Blackboard Jungle: Diverse books demonstrating equally important lessons

Laasya Achanta, Staff Writer • April 20, 2020

As I sat in my house unable to spend time with friends, I found myself looking at the critically acclaimed The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini and a book I’ve never heard of - The Blackboard Jungle by...

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